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Chapter 8: Youth Icons of India

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Introduction

  • The youth are an essential demographic and an essential force for development and change.
  • They have the power to alter social institutions, affect markets, and create policy.
  • These are essential to achieving the goals of AatmaNirbhar Bharat.
  • Indian youth icons include people like:

SUNDAR PICHAI

  • He runs Google as its CEO and in the year 2022, he received the Padma Bhushan Award.

SATYA NADELLA

  • He is the CEO of Microsoft, and in 2022, he received the Padma Bhushan award for his services to business and industry.

NAVEEN TIWARI

  • He established a business in the consumer internet space that has created very innovative online services including Glance and Roposo.

Some of the Prominent Youth Icons in the Field of Sports

  • Sharath Kamal Achanta: He is one of the most remarkable table tennis players in India who was granted the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in 2022.
  • Seema Punia: For her outstanding work in the sport of athletics, she was given the Arjuna Award in 2022.
  • Neeraj Chopra: In the men's javelin throw event at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020, he made history by earning India's first-ever athletics gold medal.

Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, a young man who defeated Magnus Carlsen, the well-known global chess champion from Norway

India’s Import Curbs on Jute Products from Bangladesh

India has imposed immediate restrictions on the import of jute and allied fibre products from Bangladesh. These apply at all Indian land and seaports except Nhava Sheva in Maharash
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GPS Interference

  GPS interference refers to deliberate or unintentional disruption of Global Positioning System (GPS) signals, which are crucial for navigation in aircraft, ships, and ground transport sy
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India’s Civil Nuclear Law Reform:

  India is revising its civil nuclear laws—the Atomic Energy Act (AEA), 1962 and the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act (CLNDA), 2010—to: Attract private and forei
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Secondary Pollutants

A recent study has shed light on an important aspect of India's air pollution crisis: secondary pollutants, which now contribute to nearly one-third of PM2.5 pollution in the country. These pollut
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Myogenesis

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla’s Myogenesis experiments on the ISS represent a major leap forward in India’s space research efforts, focusing on the formation and regulation of muscle fib
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Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College and University Students (CSSS)

A scholarship scheme under the Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Protsahan (PM-USP) initiative by the Ministry of Education’s Department of Higher Education. It Provides financial assistance to m
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Khasi People

The Meghalaya High Court has admitted a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) concerning the tribal certificate issuance for the Khasi community.This PIL challenges a government decision that has halted th
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Similipal Tiger Reserve

Odisha High Court issued a notice to the Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) over a ban on Munda tribals from accessing Jayara, a sacred grove inside the tiger reserve.This raised concerns ove
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Begonia nyishiorum

A fascinating new species of flowering plant, Begonia nyishiorum, has been discovered in the East Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh, further highlighting the rich but underexplored biodiversity of
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Asiatic Wild Dog

Asiatic Wild Dog A new study by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has confirmed the return of the dhole (Asiatic wild dog) to Kaziranga-Karbi Anglong Landscape (KKAL) in Assam, after being beli
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